> I'm all for reaching people with the Gospel, but...whoa. That reminds me of the version that's translated into modern-day English, complete with slang. To me, that takes away a lot of the beauty of the Bible's verses, and thus a lot of the power. But that's my KJV upbringing talking.

I don't mind modern-day English, although I'd rather have the idioms remain. When people translate into our idioms, we lose the original intent. But on the other hand, and this is not the KJV's fault, but it's very easy to assume a familiar word meant then what it means now, and it's not necessarily the case. And when the modern meaning, though incorrect, seems to make sense in the context, we get a false idea of what is being said.

Nyper"The real power is in understanding; an instruction manual in French might sound beautiful read aloud, but if you don't understand French..."old